Daily Archives: October 28, 2008
Another Way To Mess Up A Bond Theme
I was listening to the new bond theme on the radio this morning and as much as I want to like it, I can’t. In the words of the late, great Eric Morecambe, Jack White and Alicia Keys are ‘playing all the right notes not necessarily in the right order’.
I’m a big fan of both White and Keys. In fact with a few more years behind him I reckon White could get dangerously close to genius territory, he’s that good! As for keys, well I think Bob Dylan was on the money when he said, ‘I looked at her and thought there’s nothing about that girl I don’t like.’ I concur Mr Zimmerman.
I’m sure the track will look great when it’s accompanied by naked silhouettes vaulting over a giant Walther PPK but, call me old fashioned, I like to look at music with my ears…or something.
The last few Bond themes have all tried to shake off the spectre (did you see what I did there?) of John Barry and Shirley Bassey by recycling the latest drum and base loops and turning the dials all the way up to 11. I say if it ain’t broke don’t fix it.
Bond custodians Brocolli and Wilson could do worse than dig out a copy of Wings Greatest Hits for a reminder that it is possible to combine strings, horns and guitars and still stay faithful to what is expected from a Bond theme. Track 3, press play…
Da, da, da,
Da, da, da,
Da, da.
Da, da, da,
Da, da, da, da, daaaaaah.
I always said Macca wrote the best lyrics.
Brand and Ross Offensive? Eff Ofcom!
An offensive waste of money is what the public are saying. Apparently the comedic phone call made by Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross was offensive, and there is uproar that the license fee we all begrudge paying is funding distasteful entertainment.
I tell you what is distasteful, and it’s not Brand and Ross. The new prime time Saturday night TV show for BBC called Hole In The Wall is the most offensive waste of money I have ever come across and I for one am furious that such low quality entertainment was ever considered for broadcast.
At what point may I ask did some over paid executive think that a proposal for a game show where celebrities have to jump through a large person shaped hole in a slow moving wall was entertainment and worth spending our money on? Or that adding a swimming pool that they could fall in if they fail the task would add an element of tension! At least Russ and Jonny have functioning brain parts and a humorous streak that hasn’t been scripted by a nicotine stained former Red Coat.
The truth is it could have been made more interesting, simply by edging the hole with razor wire, or having a pack of rabid dogs chasing the contestants, or even putting a few alligators in the plunge pool of doom, should the poor celebrities not manage to step through a slow moving hole. Or a combination of all three. Oh hang on a minute – that’s I’m A Celebrity… isn’t it? Things have got bad for the television when in hindsight former tripe looks like quality entertainment in comparison.
